Garment foundation.



A. M. GREAN.

GARMENT FOUNDATION.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1 I. 1912. 1,183,868. V Patented May 28,1916.

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.A. M. GREAN.

GARMENT FOUNDATlUN. APPLICATION FILED JUNEIL. 1912.

Patntd May 23,1916.

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ALEXANDRE M. GRE'AN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GARMENT FOUNDATION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ma 2a, 1916.

Application filed lime 11,1912. semi No. 703,074.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, ALEXANDRE M. GREAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Garment Founda tions, ofwhich the following'is a specification. i r

The present invention relates to garment foundations, particularly thosefor waists, and the like, and the primary object is to provide anarticle of manufacture, which can be made in different sizes, and can beeasily and quickly adjusted to the peculiaritiesof forms of thedifierent wearers of the respective sizes, thus making the same mosteconomical in the manufacture of garments by dressmakers, and the like.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a plan view of the bodyblank. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, with the girdle sectiondetached. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the complete article. Fig. 4 isa perspective view of the girdle section. Fig. 5 is a sectional view ofthe same on an enlarged scale, illustrating the shaped formation of thebelt. Fig. 6 is a plan view of a portion of the belt blank.

Similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

The sub'ect-matter of the invention is an article of manufacture, andcomprises abody 1, preferably, though not necessarily, formed of asingle piece of material, having a neck opening 2 and arm-holes 3. Itmay be open in front or back, inthe-present embodiment, beingillustrated as opening in the back. The shoulder portions 4: in thisbody, are complete. The only seams are two, designated 5, which extendfrom the lower portions of the arm-holes downwardly to the lower edge ofthe body. These seams are incomplete, or in other words, the sections 6and 7 on opposite sides of the same, are relatively adjustable, so as topermit the expansion or contraction of the foundation below the arms.The two sections 6 and 7 may be entirely separated, that'is, detachedfrom each other, or in order to maintain the shape of the foundation fortransportation purposes, and the like, they may be merely bastedtogether.

In addition to the above described'body section, a girdle section. 8 isemployed, that is in the form of a belt, permanently and transverselycurved or shaped. As a result of the transverse curvature, it will beevident that the central portion of the belt is of less diameter thanthe marginal portions, or in other words, of less circumference, andconsequently the central portion of the belt is shorter than thelongitudinal margins of the same above and below said central portion.This section is vertically adjustable on the body, in order that thesame may be properly fitted to wearers having short or long waists.Permanently secured to this girdle section, are transversely disposedbones 9 that may be differently arranged and project either above orbelow the belt, or on both sides of the same, and being also preferablyof different lengths, those at the back and front being the longest. Forthe purpose of packing and transportation, the girdle section is alsopreferably basted to the body so that it can be easily detached andproperly positioned upon the wearer. It will be noted also that the saidgirdle section bridges the seams 5.

With this article, it will be evident to those skilled in the art thatthe foundation of a waist or similar garment can be properly fitted withease and expedition, the ar rangement being such that the portions belowthe arms can be varied, not only in diameter, but in length, while theremaining or upper portions being complete, will require no change.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation andmany advantages of the herein described invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art, without further description, and it will beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion and minordetails of construction, may be resorted to without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any advantages of the invention.

Having thus full described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto 'secure by Letters Patent, is

1. As an article of manufacture, a garment foundation formed fromasinglepiece of material having a neck opening, armholes, seamlessportions between the armholes and neck openings, and two seams extendingdownwardly from the armholes to the lower end of the foundation, saidseams being incomplete and permitting the adjacent portions of thefoundation on opposite sides of the same to be adjusted to differentdegrees with respect to each other.

2. As an article of manufacture, a garment foundation including apermanently shaped belt that is permanently curved in a transversedirection, and a plurality of longitudinally curved bones secureddirectly to the curved belt transversely thereof at separated points.

3. As an article of manufacture, a garment foundation, including a beltthat is permanently curved in atransverse direction, a plurality ofbones located trans- Copies' 01 this patent may be obtained for fivecents each, by addressing the nesses.v

ALEXANDRE M. GREAN. Witnesses:

G. HURRY, THOMAS MCEVOY.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

